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Kovacs, Christopher R. – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2008
The assessment of fundamental motor skills in early learners is critical to the overall well-being and physical development of the students within the physical education setting. Olrich (2002) has suggested that any physical education program must be designed to assess both measures of physical fitness and fundamental motor skills in all students.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Fitness, Program Effectiveness
Goodman, Libby – Rehabilitation Literature, 1973
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Exceptional Child Research, Perceptual Motor Learning, Physical Disabilities
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Brown, Judy; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1981
Two approaches to facilitating perceptual-motor development in children ages 4-6 were investigated. Fifteen children (the experimental group) received integrated physical education/music instruction based on Kodaly and Dalcroze (Eurhythmics) concepts. The control group received movement exploration and self-testing instruction. Significant…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Methods Research
Rosner, Jerome; And Others – 1970
The effects of a visual motor training program that attempts to teach 5-year-olds the underlying cognitive structures used in copying geometric designs are assessed. The Design Board Program teaches the child a systematic method for analyzing complex two-dimensional graphic patterns. It is based on the theory that accurate replication of geometric…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Experiments, Kindergarten Children
Lane, Elizabeth M., Ed. – 1970
Although this project report emphasizes 1968-1969, the fourth year of Dayton's Early Childhood Education Program (ECE), it also refers to experiences ongoing from 1965 when ECE was initiated. The 1968-1969 program was a continuation of efforts to provide concentrated and continuous learning experiences for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children in…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Art Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education